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Speaker urges Volusia to restore books after federal judge ruled state law used for removals violates First Amendment
Summary
A public speaker cited a recent federal court ruling by Judge Carlos Mendoza finding that the state law used to remove hundreds of books violated students’ First Amendment rights and asked the board to return books to school shelves and avoid an appeal.
A community speaker at the Volusia County School Board meeting Aug. 26 urged the district to return books that had been removed from school shelves under state library‑content policies after a federal judge found the law used to pull the books violated the First Amendment. Pam Crowell, addressing the board during public comment, cited a U.S. Middle District of Florida decision by Judge Carlos Mendoza, which she summarized as finding that the law used to remove books “is in violation…
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